I sit in distinguished company, sometimes.
Or amongst good, pleasant, well-intentioned folks.
Or amidst many other myths of culture, humanity, virtues
Deeply believed
Including in me.
And I see,
— Increasingly —
Through the opaque layers of civilisation
Atop which these acknowledged and practised goodnesses exist
Roots that go very…
Visit the pretty places
We went to.
Live the moments in the breeze and sun
That we did.
Savour the tastes,
See again the sights,
Live the highs,
Ride the rides,
Laugh again at the jokes,
Sing the songs,
Recount the dreams,
That we shared.
I am in the stories…
The emissions are going right back up as things unlock.
Consumption is back to being more and more and more mindless
We’re starting to use more fuel and travel more
We’re compensating for time lost like nobody’s business.
Ecommerce and online buying went through the roof!
Global trade in the…